A battling Scunthorpe mum will take her campaign for more accessible disabled toilets to Downing Street next week.

Lorna Fillingham, 46, will be joined by Paralympic wheelchair racer Anne Wafula Strike at Number 10 on Tuesday (February 20) when she hands over a 51,000-name petition of support.

The mum-of-two, from Bellingham Road, started her campaign three years ago after experiencing problems finding suitable toilet facilities for her seven-year-old daughter Emily-May, who suffers from an illness called global development delay.

She said of her visit to London: "It will highlight our campaign but we still have a long way to go yet.

"We want to see the building regulations changed so that all new building have to have disabled access toilets installed.

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"I try to avoid going shopping in town, especially at this time of year. My daughter is getting older and bigger now and some of the disabled toilets do not have the facilities for me to take her into."

Lorna said she often had to change seven-year-old Emily on baby changing tables which were not designed for children her size. Other times, she has to change her on the toilet floor.

Due to her condition, Emily-May is unable to maintain a sitting balance and is unable to tell her mother when she needs the toilet.

She said the lack of changing places is restricting the world for her daughter.

"It breaks my heart. The pace of change has just not kept up," she added.

In 2016-17, North Lincolnshire Council installed five new changing places toilets across the region and there are plans for 10 more.